Radiator support



July 24, 1934. c. F. LANDOLT 1,967,475

RADIATOR SUPPORT Filed July 5, 1932 2 SheetsSheet l July '24, 1 934.

C. F. LANDOLT RADIATOR SUPPORT Filed July 5, 1932 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 24, 1934 mews PATENT? rice 1,967,475 RADIATOR SUPPORT GharlesF. Landolt, Youngstown, Ohio, assignor to Truscon Steel Company, Youngstown, Ohio, a corporation of Michigan Application July 5, 1

'6 Claims.

In connection with the placing of radiators under windows, it hasbeen proposed to support themfrorn and secure; them to the sill or stool structure of the window-frame. With such, constructions the stool must be of a predetermined width to accommodate the thickness of the wall, and wallsvary in thickness even in the "same building. This means that after a wall is plastered the various dimensions must be taken and the supports made in accordance with such dimensions.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a structure in which it is not necessary to secure thez's'upport to the sill or stool, the wall j under the window opening constitutingthe supbe'properly' related'to the wall face.

A still furtherobject is to provide a structure in which any unevenness in the unfinished wall can be taken care of by readily building up the wall to properly support the structure.

And a further object is 'to provide a structure in" which the supporting member will act as a screedor gauge for the plasterfinsuring that the face of the plaster will be properly located with respect to the hangers that lie alongside the same.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View through a window sill structure, showing the preferred embodiment of the support in place.

Figure 2 is a plan view partly in section of the 1 structure.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the sill portion of the window-frame and showing one of the holders and a portion of the supporting bar.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the holders.

In the embodiment disclosed the building wall is provided with a window opening 5, the wall below said opening being designated 6, and obviously it can be constructed in any well-known manner. In the window opening is a windowframe, preferably of metal, and including a sill portion 7 and a stool portion 8. These parts are of deformed metal united by an angle bar 9, to which they are welded. The sill portion has the iusual raised rib or bead 10 formed by bending upwardly the sill into angular form and thereby producing in its under side a channel 11. The stool 8 projects beyond the wall 6 and has at its inner side a downturned apron 12 which may be provided at its lower edge with a rearwardly 932, Serial Nb. 620,917

turned stiffening flange 13. This flange, however,- is spaced from the inner face of the wall. Obviously and as will be clear by reference to Figurel; the stool is of a box formation, providing a space 14 in its underside or below its top wall.

Lying on the wall 6 are spaced holders in the form of plates 15 having welded or otherwise secured to their rear ends upstanding yokes 16 forming enlargements. These yokes are preferably substantially U-shape with oppositely out-- standing base flanges that lie upon and are weld ed to the plates. These enlargements or-yokes 16 are located in the channel 11 formed by the upstanding portion 10 of'the sill,.and being free it will be evident that the holder platescanbe relatively'moved along the wall 6 toward and from each other. The inner ends of the plates are provided with longitudinal slots 17. Resting on said inner ends of the holder plates 15, extending'transversely thereof and located within the space 14 of the stool is a supporting bar 18. This bar has longitudinal slots 19 that intersect the slots 17 of the holder plates, and'passing through the slots, are bolts 20 which serve to effectively secure the supporting bar 18 to the plates. The slots 17-49 however permit the adjustment of the bar 18 bothlongitudinaly and laterally on and with respect'to the plates 15. The supporting bar 18 has along its inner edge an upstanding flange 21 that is located within said space 14 of thestooL' 'i V By referring to Figure 1 it will be noted that this bar performs a plurality of functions. In the first place it may be used as a screed or gauge in plastering the inner face of the wall 6, the flange 21 acting as a guide to the plasterer, the plaster coat being here shown and designated 22. By this means it will be evident that the inner face of the flange 21 will be in the same plane as the exposed face of the plaster 22. The bar also constitutes a support for the radiator hangers.

Each of these hangers preferably consists of an upright angle piece, one flange 23 of which lies against the plaster face, the other flange 24 inset therefrom. The flange 24 at its upper end terminates short of the flange 23 and the extension of the latter is bent to produce an outwardly turned terminal hook 25 that slidably engages over the flange of the supporting bar 18. As will be clear the rearwardly turned flange 13 of the stools apron 12 terminates short of the plaster face 22, leaving a slot 26 through which the upper extension or shank of the flange 23 can pass into the space 14 to the stool. The inset flange 24 is preferably provided with a plurality of perforaweight of the radiator is transmitted through the;

brackets and supporting bar 18 to the wall and by reason of the adjustable connections of the supporting bar 18 to the holding plates 15 and the adjustable mounting ofthe hanger brackets on the supporting flange or ledge 21, a wide variation is permitted so that a single set of struc-.

tures can be used for walls of different thicknesses and proportions, there being nofastening of the support to the window-sill. All these parts are readily adjustable both with respect'to themselves and with relation to the window-sill itself. It 'will also be evident that irrespective of the unevenness of the inner portion of the Wall 1 below the window opening this portion-can be readily filled in in order to bring the supporting bar to its proper location and the bar when positioned'and used as a screed or gauge for the plaster coat will have its hook-engaged flange positioned accurately to assure the vertical flanges 23 of the hangers resting flat against the plaster and thus have an extended bearingsurface. 1 r 1 r From the foregoing, it-is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further descrip tion, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of'construction may be resorted to with out departing from the spirit or sacrificing an ofthe advantages of the invention. What I claim is: r 1. The combination with a window frame sill and stool and a wall beneath the same, of a supporting plate that rests on the wall beneath the stool, spaced holding devices for said plate that extend behind the plate, means adjustably securing the plate to .the holding devices and permit.-

ting its lateral and longitudinal adjustment, and

radiator hanger means mounted on said plate.

'and having hooks at their upper ends slidably engaged over the flange of the plate.

3. The combination with a supporting bar and radiator hangers engaged therewith, of spaced rearwardlyextending holders for said bar and located transversely of the supporting bar between its ends, means securing the bar and holders together and permitting the adjustment of they holders with respect to the bar and with rethe rear portions'ofithe holders.

4. The combination with a supporting bar and radiator hangersengaged therewith,'of spaced re'arwardly extending holders for said supporting bar located transversely of the supporting bar between its ends, said bar and" holders having an-J gularly' disposed intersecting slots, a securing lation to each other, and means for anchoring bolt 'for'each pair. of. intersecting slots passing through the slots, and means for anchoring rear portions of the-holders. v 1

5. The combination with a window frame having a metal sill and stool with a rib elevated between and above. the-upper surfaces of the same; forming a channel in the underside of thesill and stool, a supporting bar. that rests on the wall beneath the stool, radiator hangers engaged with the bar, and anchoring means for the bar engaged in the said channel. r

6. The combination with a window frame hav ing a metalsill and stool with a rib elevated between and above the upper surfaces of the same, forming a channel in the underside of the sill and stool,-a supporting bar that rests on the wall beneath the stool, rearwardly extending holders for the bar adjustablyconnected with the bar and having upstanding portions engaged in the channel, and radiator hangersxsuspendedfrom the bar.

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